We broke the news first to you about Atlee directing Shah Rukh Khan after his 'Bigil' starring Thalapathy Vijay and have been updating all the developments on the exciting project. Nayanthara has reportedly signed the dotted lines to play the female lead with A.R. Rahman composing the music and T.Muthuraj taking care of the production design.

The latest breaking news on this Red Chillies Entertainment venture is that young actress Sanya Malhotra has signed up as a parallel female lead. Sanya impressed audiences with her performances in the Aamir Khan's 'Dangal' and 'Badhaai Ho' in which she paired opposite Ayushmann Khurrana.

The SRK-Atlee untitled project is said to be a 200 Crore budget entertainer which will go on floors later this month or early September. Unofficial reports suggest that it is a rewritten version of Atlee's blockbuster hit 'Theri' starring Thalapathy Vijay, Samantha and Amy Jackson.